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Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the Caribbean From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John's–Basseterre (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis–Imatellurana) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church, covering five English-speaking jurisdictions in the Caribbean. The bishopric is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Castries, and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference, but remains dependent on the missionary Dicastery for Evangelization.
Diocese of Saint John's–Basseterre Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis–Imatelluranus | |
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Province of Castries |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,050 km2 (410 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 169,787 14,878 (8.8%) |
Parishes | 10 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 16 January 1971 (53 years ago) |
Cathedral | Holy Family Cathedral |
Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Robert Anthony Llanos |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Robert Rivas O.P. |
Bishops emeritus | Kenneth Richards
Donald James Reece Joseph O Bowers |
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It has two cathedrals, the Holy Family Cathedral in St John's, Antigua, and a co-cathedral, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Basseterre, St Kitts. Both churches are the seats of the bishop, who is currently[when?] the Most Rev. Robert Llanos, formerly Auxiliary Bishop of Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago).
The Holy Family Cathedral was completed and opened in 1987,[1][2] during the tenure of Bishop Donald James Reece (1981-2007), who dedicated it.[1][3] It was designed in the Modernist style with an octagon with a bell tower at the centre. On the tower there is a large cross, the largest external church cross in the country. There are also electronic synthesised bells which chime on the hour, before Mass and at the end of funerals.[citation needed]
The cathedral is of post Vatican II Latin Rite, but on the feasts of the Epiphany and of the Assumption, Sunday Mass is celebrated according to the Byzantine Rite.[citation needed]
The diocese encompasses the islands of five Anglophone countries in the Lesser Antilles :
As per 2014, it pastorally served 16,743 Catholics (9.0% of 186,880 total) on 1,059 km² in 13 parishes and 20 missions with 12 priests (3 diocesan, 9 religious), 3 deacons and 21 lay religious (9 brothers, 12 sisters).
The diocese was erected on 16 January 1971 as Diocese of Saint John's, on territory split off from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Roseau (Dominica).
On 21 June 1981 it was renamed as Diocese of Saint John's–Basseterre.
(all Roman Rite)
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